We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands.

Title

Totemic emblem (Long necked diving bird)

circa 1950s

Artist

Unknown

Australia

No image

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Central Arnhem Land → Northern Territory → Australia
    Date
    circa 1950s
    Media category
    Sculpture
    Materials used
    paperbark, vegetable fibre string, beeswax, wood, feathers, red, white painted decoration
    Dimensions
    109.9 h x 8.9 diam. at base
    Credit
    Purchased 1962
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    IA22.1962
    Artist information
    Unknown

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Central Arnhem Land

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication

    • Edmund Capon AM, OBE and Jan Meek (Editors), Portrait of a Gallery, 'Tribal Galleries', pg. 42-47, Sydney, 1984, 44 (colour illus.).

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